In the early 1820’s Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Tejas (Texas). The Americans used slave labor, which was allowed in Mexico until 1829. Mexico allowed slavery to continue in Tejas because of the objections of the Americans living there.

December of 1835 Santa Anna amended the slavery laws to ban slavery in Texas. This is the reason the battle of the Alamo was fought. Tejano’s (people of Spanish or Mexican ancestry living in Texas) were very important to the defeat of the Mexican Army and helping to establish Texas as a Republic in 1836.

However, the Tejano’s quickly lost any power and land they owned. Americans settling in Texas quickly forgot, did not know or care about the contributions Tejano’s made to the state of Texas.

When my mom would get mad at actions of the government she would say, "Give it back to the Indians"! Mom meant the land should be returned to the Indians, as we made too many mistakes! The Indians were doing well until Europeans found and settled the United States. :)




>Sure and then we can all go get scalped. I remember my great grandfather telling me how the Mexicans did the translating between the Indians and the white men in Texas because most Indian tribes spoke some Spanish (just like the French translated between the other white men and the Indians in the North). If the Mexicans nd Native Americans were really smart they would join, organize, and take back Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
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>If the U.S. first offers you 5 million for your land and you turn her down, and then 10 years later she offers you 25 million - accept it or be assimilated for nothing!
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>I find it interesting that many forget that a part of the invitation to settlers to relocate to northern Mexico (after her independence from Spain but before our war) was to pledge allegiance to Mexico and convert to Catholicism. I guess the idea sounded better than the reality. History tells us that it was primarily the U.S. born Texans who revolted. So much propaganda was printed back then though that I truly wonder.
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>>My friends from Mexico tell me that Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in Mexico, but is popular in the United States. That is understandable as when you are away from home or have a connection with another land you may like to remember by celebrating your heritage.
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>>On February 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico City ending the Mexican American War.
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>>I suggest we celebrate this day as a national holiday to commemorate our great victory over Mexico. We can call it Dos de Febrero or the Second of February.